Attack Piece
| Attack Piece | |
|---|---|
  | |
| First appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009) |
| Latest appearance | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018) |
| Effect | Gives the player a powerful Special/Bros./Luiginary Attack when all ten are collected |
- “Attack Pieces are fragments that formSpecial Attacks. If you collect all 10 of the Attack Pieces, you'll be able to use that Special Attack.”
- —Starlow,Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Attack Pieces are special puzzle piece items that were introduced inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story and its3DS remake,Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey. They reappear inMario & Luigi: Dream Team. Attack Pieces have four quadrants: red, blue, green, and yellow. InBowser's Inside Story, their shape is a big square with a square bite in all four of the corners and a rectangular bite on each side; the dividing lines cut through them straight. InDream Team, their appearance is slightly different, with their whole design being closer to a plus shape with the quadrants making them up being shaped like actual plus shapes. Both depict them with red in the upper left quadrant, with theirBowser's Inside Story design putting the blue quadrant in the upper right, the green quadrant in the lower right, and the yellow quadrant in the lower left; inDream Team, the green quadrant is in the upper right, with yellow in the lower right and blue in the lower left. They are usually found in singular areas throughout the game, and collecting ten of them in one area will grantMario andLuigi with powerfulSpecial / Bros. Attacks inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story,Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey andMario & Luigi Dream Team (inReal World locations).Luiginary Attacks are also granted by collecting all 10 Attack Pieces in theDream World locations fromMario & Luigi: Dream Team.
Most Attack Pieces can be found in and collected by strikingblocks that resemble them, though others can be obtained by different methods (usually from NPCs after completing certain objectives). At times, Mario and Luigi can get either one or multiple Attack Pieces at once.
These items do not return inMario & Luigi: Paper Jam orMario & Luigi: Brothership, since in the former,Nabbit is the one who givesBros. Attacks, while in the former,Technikki creates some of the weapons required for the attacks with others given by other characters, rendering Attack Pieces obsolete in both games.
History[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story /Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey[edit]
Attack Pieces make their debut inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, where they grant Mario and Luigi with a Special/Bros. Attack once all ten are collected in a single area. They are first found in theTrash Pit insideBowser's body, and are later found in areas both inside and outside Bowser's body (such asPump Works andToad Town). The locations of the Attack Pieces remain the same inMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey.
| Special/Bros. Attack | SP | BP | Attack Piece Collection | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
  Green Shell | 3 | 4 | Found throughout the area; mandatory to progress. | Trash Pit |
  Fire Flower | 4 | 6 | Found throughout the area. | Pump Works |
  Jump Helmet | 6 | 10 | Flab Zone | |
  Yoo Who Cannon | 7 | 14 | Given by theKoopa Paratroopa Trio after being taught theBlue Shell technique; mandatory to progress. | Toad Town |
  Super Bouncer | 7 | 12 | Found throughout the area. | Energy Hold |
  Spin Pipe | 10 | 16 | Given by solvingKuzzle's first puzzle. | Plack Beach |
  Mighty Meteor | 8 | 20 | Given byDr. Toadley's intern upon obtaining theMiracle Cure. | Toadley Clinic |
  Snack Basket | 14 | 18 | Found throughout the area; mandatory to progress. | Dimble Wood |
  Magic Window | 18 | 26 | Given by defeating theShroobs. | Bowser Castle |
  Falling Star | 20 | 28 | Seven given by the Koopa Paratroopa Trio, followed by three found throughout the area. | Peach's Castle |
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team[edit]
Attack Pieces make a return inMario & Luigi: Dream Team, but this time, they grant different types ofspecial attacks. In the Real World, Attack Pieces grant a Bros. Attack to one of the brothers once all ten are collected. In the Dream World, they instead grant a Luiginary Attack to Mario. The brothers obtain their very first Attack Piece in the Real World inMushrise Park, given by aToad after saving him fromThorbs, and in the Dream World inDreamy Mushrise Park.
Attack Pieces are usually named after the area they are received in. For instance, the Attack Pieces found inDozing Sands are calledDozing Sands Pieces in the menu. However, if a character gives Mario and Luigi all ten Attack Pieces at once, then they are referred to "Character's Pieces."Brickle gives themBrickle's Pieces, the Massif Bros. give them theMassif Bros. Attack Pieces orMassif Bros. Pieces, andEldream gives themEldream's Pieces.
- Bros. Attacks
| Bros. Attack | BP | Attack Piece Collection | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
 3D Red Shell | 4 | Two are given by aToad, and the rest are found throughout the area; mandatory to progress. | Mushrise Park |
 3D Green Shell | Given byBrickle. | ||
 Fire Flower | 5 | Found throughout the area. | Dozing Sands |
 Bye-Bye Cannon | 7 | Wakeport | |
 Dropchopper | Mount Pajamaja | ||
 Bomb Derby | 9 | Driftwood Shore | |
 Slingsniper | Given byBig Massif andLil' Massif for solving theBall Hop puzzle on Mount Pajamaja. | Mount Pajamaja | |
 Jet-Board Bash | 12 | Found throughout the area. | Somnom Woods |
 Zee Egg | 15 | Given byEldream for rescuing everyPi'illo and talking to him in Mushrise Park's Maintenance Hut. | Mushrise Park |
 Star Rocket | 12 | Found throughout the area. | Neo Bowser Castle |
- Luiginary Attacks
| Luiginary Attack | BP | Attack Piece Collection | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
 Luiginary Ball | 6 | Eight are found throughout the area, and two are given by Dreamy Brickle. | Dreamy Mushrise Park |
 Luiginary Stack | 10 | Found throughout the area. | Dreamy Dozing Sands |
 Luiginary Hammer | Dreamy Mount Pajamaja | ||
 Luiginary Flame | 14 | Dreamy Driftwood Shore | |
 Luiginary Wall | Dreamy Wakeport | ||
 Luiginary Typhoon | 16 | Dreamy Somnom Woods |
Gallery[edit]
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story screenshot
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story screenshot
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story screenshot
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story screenshot
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | アタックパーツ[?] Atakku Pātsu | Attack Part | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story |
| アタックピース[?] Atakku Pīsu | Attack Piece | Mario & Luigi: Dream Team | |
| French(European) | Pièce d'attaque[?] | Attack Piece | |
| German | Attacken-Fragmente[?] | Attack-Fragment | |
| Italian | Tassello Attacco[?] | Attack Tile | |
| Portuguese | Peças de ataque[?] | Attack Pieces | |
| Spanish(European) | Pieza de ataque[?] | Attack piece |
